7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Y as the 7th letter

A final Y is built into every match, so the remaining clue is the third-position O. ECONOMY, BIOLOGY, APOLOGY and GEOLOGY are recognizable anchors; SHORTLY and PROUDLY add adverbs to the mix. Twenty entries meet the common-word measure, while the score leader is a much less ordinary term.

Pattern snapshot for o 3rd and y 7th letter

• All 139 matching words end in Y.
• S starts 20 entries; G and P begin 15 each.
• ECONOMY, BIOLOGY and APOLOGY are common examples.
• ZOOTAXY reaches 26 points, the group high.

Which familiar words match O third and Y last?

ECONOMY, BIOLOGY, GEOLOGY and ECOLOGY make the pattern easy to recognize across school subjects. APOLOGY and GROCERY provide everyday nouns, while CLOSELY, SHORTLY, BROADLY, PROUDLY and LOOSELY are adverbs. The fixed final Y therefore covers several useful word shapes rather than one grammatical ending.

S is the most frequent starting letter with 20 matches; G and P tie at 15. Twenty entries are in the common-word group, yet 93 have definitions, so many candidates remain specialized. That contrast matters when solving: recognition can narrow the set quickly, but a complete word-game rack may still expose obscure options.

A practical pattern check

Is the highest scorer a likely everyday answer?

ZOOTAXY scores 26, followed by WOOZILY and ZOOGAMY at 22. Those results make a striking contrast with ECONOMY or BIOLOGY: the largest board value belongs to a rare word, not the most familiar one. A high score is a tactical clue, not evidence that the word is common.

Use the recognizable group first if your puzzle is based on ordinary vocabulary, and reserve the high scorers for games that reward unusual plays. Nearby lengths offer shorter searches with the same fixed positions.